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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 34-6517809

Sidney Frohman Foundation

A private foundation in Sandusky, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 37 grants and $409,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Daniel Frohman
4940 Exeter Drive
Suffolk, VA 23434
(757) 620-0721
Form and materials
Requests can be submitted via letter, e-mail or fax.
Deadlines
April 30 and september 30
Restrictions
The foundation focuses on humanitarian need, education, scholarships, and projects benefiting the public, primarily in erie county. An organization must be recognized as a 501(c)(3) organization to apply and must include a copy of same with the application.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $409,000

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $10,638,185

  • Tax year 2024

    $432,500

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $10,111,384

  • Tax year 2023

    $456,500

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $9,626,950

  • Tax year 2022

    $480,887

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $9,745,891

  • Tax year 2021

    $411,100

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $9,812,700

  • Tax year 2020

    $357,652

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $8,840,402

  • Tax year 2019

    $440,200

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $8,707,478

  • Tax year 2018

    $475,200

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $9,101,657

Grants paid in 2025

37 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Cultural center & scholarships

    $40,000
  2. Back to the Wild IncCastalia, OH

    Program funding

    $35,000
  3. Care and Share of Erie CountySandusky, OH

    Program funding

    $25,000
  4. Sandusky State TheatreSandusky, OH

    Operating expenses

    $25,000
  5. Individual

    Program funding

    $20,000
  6. Second Harvest Food BankLorain, OH

    Food programs

    $20,000
  7. Sandusky Education FoundationSandusky, OH

    Program funding

    $20,000
  8. Boys Girls Club of Erie CoSandusky, OH

    Program funding

    $15,000
  9. Firelands Symphony OrchestraHuron, OH

    Program funding

    $15,000
  10. Individual

    Program funding

    $15,000
  11. Salvation Army Huron UnitHuron, OH

    Program funding

    $14,000
  12. Individual

    Program funding

    $10,000
  13. Stein Hospice Services IncSandusky, OH

    Program funding

    $10,000
  14. Cancer Services of Erie CountySandusky, OH

    Program funding

    $10,000
  15. Kinship IncHuron, OH

    Program funding

    $10,000
  16. Community Youth MentoringSandusky, OH

    Program funding

    $10,000
  17. Wabash CollegeCrawfordsvlle, IN

    Program funding

    $10,000
  18. Catholic Charities Diocese of ToleToledo, OH

    Program funding

    $10,000
  19. Individual

    Program funding

    $9,000
  20. Humane Society of Erie CountySandusky, OH

    Program funding

    $8,000
  21. Edison Birthplace AssociationMilan, OH

    Program funding

    $8,000
  22. Heartbeat of Sandusky IncSandusky, OH

    Program funding

    $8,000
  23. Individual

    Program funding

    $7,500
  24. Sandusky Imagination LibrarySandusky, OH

    Program funding

    $5,000
  25. Museum of Carousel Art HistorySandusky, OH

    Program funding

    $5,000
  26. Goodwill Industries of Erie CountySandusky, OH

    Program funding

    $5,000
  27. Victory Temple Soup KitchenSandusky, OH

    Program funding

    $5,000
  28. Huron Community Services IncHuron, OH

    Dial-a-ride support

    $5,000
  29. The American Red CrossSandusky, OH

    Program funding

    $5,000
  30. Individual

    Program funding

    $4,000
  31. Girl Scouts of Ne OhioMacedonia, OH

    Program funding

    $4,000
  32. Erie Metro Live SteamersSandusky, OH

    Program funding

    $4,000
  33. Perkins High School Scholarship FunSandusky, OH

    Scholarships

    $3,000
  34. Individual

    Program funding

    $3,000
  35. Alumni Club of Erie CountyColumbus, OH

    Program funding

    $2,500
  36. Huron City SchoolsHuron, OH

    Program funding

    $2,000
  37. Erie County Commmunity FoundationSandusky, OH

    Program funding

    $2,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Animals2 grants $43,00038% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $30,00027% of the total
  3. Arts and culture2 grants $29,00026% of the total
  4. Crime and legal aid1 grant $10,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio28 grants $290,500
  2. Indiana1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Daniel C FrohmanCHAIRMAN Hours 3Pay $15,000
  • Donald G KochFORMER TRUST Hours 1.5Pay $2,000
  • Dawson E FosterTRUSTEE Hours 1.5Pay $5,000
  • Andy DavisTRUSTEE Hours 1.5Pay $5,000

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